lethal
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Southern Command “delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero,” Trump posted on social media, referring to the fugitive leader of Tren de Aragua, Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026
What matters is the mass production of cheap and lethal projectiles that are adapted in real time, not long-term investment in big and vulnerable platforms that become outdated fast.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
It possesses the most lethal and far-flung military; it controls the leading currency; its leaders’ words and deeds are more closely observed and analyzed than those of any other leaders.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
Anthropic is in a legal battle with the US military after refusing to change its internal policy prohibiting the use of its Claude model for lethal autonomous warfare or mass surveillance.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
With the development of chemicals of broad lethal powers, there came a sudden change in the official attitude toward the fire ant.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing lethal
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